CBS Sports Classic Late Game — Two Teams in Two Different Directions
The UCLA Bruins and the 7th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats will meet in the late game in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday. The game is being played at Smoothie King Center and CBS Sports has the telecast at 4:30 pm EST. Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -6.5-point favorites versus the Bruins, while the game’s total opened at 157. The line has held steady. The Wildcats and Bruins face for the third time in a little over 12 months. Two vastly different teams take the floor than those that met last December in Lexington or in March at the NCAA Tournament. Gone are UCLA’s 2016-17 stars Lonzo Ball, T.J. Leaf and Isaac Hamilton. Add that with the suspension of three freshmen before the season the Bruins are playing with a thin roster. Jalen Hill, Cody Riley and the now-gone from the program LiAngelo Ball were caught stealing in China and were suspended for the season. Year-to-year roster turnover is standard fare for Kentucky under coach John Calipari. Gone from last season’s team are key contributors Malik Monk, Isaiah Briscoe, Bam Adebayo and De’Aaron Fox. They have been replaced by four freshmen. All of them are scoring in double figures. Forward Kevin Knox is at 15.8 points, guard Hamidou Diallo is at15.2, guard Quade Green is at11 and guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is chipping in 10 ppg. Green is coming off a 17-point performance in Kentucky’s 93-86 win over Virginia Tech a week ago. He debuted a pair of reflective glasses after being poked in the eye earlier in the week. UCLA struggled with full-court pressure the last two times out. Cincinnati’s press forced 15 first-half turnovers last week in their matchup. This year’s Kentucky team is pressing more than any Calipari team in a decade.Recent Form
| Name | Record | ATS | Offense | Defense | Diff | ATS Home | ATS Away | OU Record | OU Home | OU Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 8-3 | 3-8 | 82.82 | 76.18 | 6.64 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 6-5 | 4-3 | 1-0 |
| Kentucky | 9-1 | 5-5 | 81.30 | 69.20 | 12.1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
Power Stats
| Assists Turnovers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Assists | Turnovers | Ratio | |
| UCLA | 15.73 | 13.45 | 1.17 | |
| KENTY | 16.50 | 15.10 | 1.09 | |
| Rebounding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Offense | Defense | Total | |
| UCLA | 10.82 | 30.45 | 41.27 | |
| KENTY | 12.20 | 27.90 | 40.1 | |
| ShootingPercentage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Offense | Defense | Differential | |
| UCLA | 46.90 | 41.96 | 4.94 | |
| KENTY | 50.34 | 39.84 | 10.5 | |
Team Records
UCLA Bruins
| Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8-3 | 7-2 | 1-1 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 82.82 | 76.18 | 6.64 |
| Last 10 | 7-3 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 84.80 | 77.80 | 7.00 |
| vs Conf | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 9-1 | 9-0 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 4-5 | 1-0 | 81.30 | 69.20 | 12.10 |
| Last 10 | 9-1 | 9-0 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 4-5 | 1-0 | 81.30 | 69.20 | 12.10 |
| vs Conf | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
CBS Sports Classic Supergrid
| Title | Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense | 82.82 | 41 | 69.20 | 102 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense | 81.30 | 58 | 76.18 | 209 |
Head To Head Summary
| Team | record | ATS | O/U | AVG | AVG ½ | FG% | REB | 3PT | steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 3-3 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 71.00 | 30.17 | 43.49 | 37.50 | 34/105 | 4.83 |
| Kentucky | 3-3 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 76.33 | 34.67 | 41.62 | 37.50 | 48/126 | 5.83 |
Head To Head Detail
| Date | Away | away score | Home | home score | line | ATS | Total | O/U | FG% Edge | Reb Edge | 3PT Edge | Away Half Score | Home Half Score | Away FG% | Home FG% | Away Rebounds | Home Rebounds | Away Three Pointers | Home Three Pointers | Away Steals | Home Steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2017 | UCLA | 75 | KENTY | 86 | 1.5 | KENTY | 167 | U | UCLA | KENTY | KENTY | 33 | 36 | 52.7 | 49.2 | 28 | 29 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 3 | 5 |
| Dec 3, 2016 | UCLA | 97 | KENTY | 92 | -11 | UCLA | 177 | O | UCLA | UCLA | UCLA | 49 | 45 | 53 | 41.3 | 41 | 38 | 10/23 | 8/24 | 4 | 8 |
| Dec 3, 2015 | KENTY | 77 | UCLA | 87 | 6.5 | UCLA | 144 | O | UCLA | UCLA | KENTY | 29 | 37 | 37.9 | 52.8 | 37 | 38 | 8/25 | 5/11 | 6 | 5 |
| Dec 20, 2014 | UCLA | 44 | KENTY | 83 | -15.5 | KENTY | 136 | U | KENTY | KENTY | KENTY | 7 | 41 | 26.8 | 50 | 42 | 47 | 5/16 | 12/26 | 6 | 8 |
| Nov 21, 2006 | UCLA | 73 | KENTY | 68 | 3.5 | UCLA | 137.5 | O | KENTY | UCLA | KENTY | 38 | 30 | 43.9 | 44 | 37 | 33 | 2/18 | 6/15 | 8 | 3 |
| Dec 6, 2003 | KENTY | 52 | UCLA | 50 | 9.5 | UCLA | 149 | U | UCLA | KENTY | KENTY | 27 | 17 | 27.1 | 34 | 41 | 39 | 4/13 | 3/14 | 5 | 3 |
| Nov 10, 2000 | UCLA | 97 | KENTY | 92 | 1 | UCLA | O | Push | Push | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / | ||||||
| Nov 28, 1998 | KENTY | 66 | UCLA | 62 | O | Push | Push | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / | ||||||||
| Mar 20, 1998 | UCLA | 68 | KENTY | 94 | -11 | KENTY | 163 | U | Push | Push | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / |
CBS Sports Classic Betting Trends
| UCLA Bruins | ||
|---|---|---|
| UCLA is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games | ||
| UCLA is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games | ||
| UCLA is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kentucky | ||
| Kentucky Wildcats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games | ||
| Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kentucky’s last 5 games | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kentucky’s last 21 games | ||
| Kentucky is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing UCLA | ||
Team Last 5 Games
UCLA Bruins
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | Total | ATS Result | field goal percentage | free throw percentage | three pointers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2017 | SDKOTA | 85-82 | W | -7.5 | 157.5 | L/O | 45.45 | 68.00 | 8 | H |
| Dec 16, 2017 | CINCY | 63-77 | L | 4.5 | 148.5 | L/U | 41.07 | 66.67 | 11 | H |
| Dec 9, 2017 | MICH | 69-78 | L | 6.5 | 145.5 | L/O | 43.86 | 71.43 | 4 | A |
| Dec 3, 2017 | DETRT | 106-73 | W | -21.5 | 177.5 | W/O | 52.78 | 79.17 | 11 | H |
| Nov 29, 2017 | CSBAK | 75-66 | W | -14.5 | 45.76 | 67.86 | 2 | H |
Kentucky Wildcats
| Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | Total | ATS Result | field goal percentage | free throw percentage | three pointers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2017 | VATEC | 93-86 | W | -6 | 157 | W/O | 48.53 | 66.67 | 11 | H |
| Dec 9, 2017 | MONMO | 93-76 | W | -14 | 144.5 | W/O | 53.45 | 75.00 | 7 | H |
| Dec 2, 2017 | HARVD | 79-70 | W | -18.5 | 145.5 | L/O | 46.43 | 83.33 | 2 | H |
| Nov 26, 2017 | ILCHI | 107-73 | W | -18.5 | 144.5 | W/O | 66.67 | 67.86 | 4 | H |
| Nov 22, 2017 | IU-FW | 86-67 | W | -17.5 | 148.5 | W/O | 60.00 | 62.50 | 5 | H |